Daniel Altman is the author of Connected: 24 Hours in the Global Economy, Power in Numbers and Neoconomy. He is Director of Thought Leadership at Dalberg Global Development Advisors and the founder and president of North Yard Economics, a not-for-profit consulting firm serving developing countries. He has written for The Economist, the International Herald Tribune, and The New York Times and currently teaches at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He lives in New York City.